By Promise Adagba
A distinguished businessman in Ondo State and proprietor of the favored Esther Estate, Akinbolusere Kayode, popularly generally known as Tolufe, has reportedly died in a suspected suicide incident.
The businessman was reported dead on Thursday, hours after releasing an emotional video in which he spoke about his enterprise challenges, conjugal relationship and plans to bequeath his properties to his speedy household.
The Ondo State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his loss of life, which reportedly occurred in his workplace in Igba city, Ondo State.
In a short made out there to Daily Trust on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, the command stated the 46-year-old businessman was found dead in his workplace beside BOVAS Petrol Station, Igba, at about 3pm on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
According to the police, operatives hooked up to Bolorunduro Division visited the scene following info from members of the general public and recovered two empty bottles suspected to have contained Sniper insecticide from a close-by bush.
The police added that no seen marks of violence had been noticed on the deceased’s physique, whereas his stays had been deposited on the State Hospital Morgue for preservation and additional examination.
The Commissioner of Police, Felix Ohagwu, has directed an intensive investigation to determine the precise reason for loss of life, urging members of the general public to chorus from hypothesis.
Meanwhile, in the video, which has since circulated on social media, Tolufe spoke concerning the difficulties confronting his enterprise, together with technical faults affecting a few of the machines used in his operations.
He disclosed that three machines had developed faults, explaining that two of them had commenced operations earlier that morning earlier than the issues emerged.
Reflecting on his entrepreneurial journey, the businessman stated he constructed his enterprise via professional means, insisting that he had by no means engaged in unlawful or questionable actions to amass his wealth.
He additionally made an emotional enchantment regarding his household, significantly his spouse, Akinbolusere Esther Adenike, whom he acknowledged as a serious supply of assist all through his journey to monetary success.
Tolufe expressed remorse over the challenges in their conjugal relationship, taking accountability for a few of the difficulties quite than blaming his spouse.
The businessman additionally talked about his three kids, Oluwafemi, Toluwani and Daniel, whereas declaring that his collected wealth and properties ought to belong to his spouse and kids.
He repeatedly maintained that his determination regarding the distribution of his property was voluntary, stressing that no person had compelled him or subjected him to any type of strain.
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